After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
LIN belongs to the Basic Materials sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc is $221.94B. A total of 1.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.83M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Durbin Sean sold 7,261 shares of LIN for 456.42 per share on May 22 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive VP, North America now owns 8,151 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 22 ’25, Durbin Sean bought 7,262 shares at 456.40 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Strauss David P disposed of 1,987 shares on May 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $457.04. This resulted in the Executive VP, Chief HR Officer holding 22,639 shares of LIN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Strauss David P bought 1,988 shares at $456.75 per share on May 16 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Linde Plc pays an annual dividend of $5.78, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.23%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.22.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $487.49 and a low of $408.65.
As of this writing, LIN has an earnings estimate of $4.04 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.08 per share and a lower estimate of $3.95.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. LIN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.82B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $15.22B in debt and $13.64B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $80.70, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $45.44B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LIN is Buy with a score of 4.52.
